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For those naive enough to think that mainstream media is a truly objective and neutral entity the purpose of which is to shed light on events and news, here is some food for thought:
Washington Post publisher Katharine Weymouth said today she was canceling plans for an exclusive "salon" at her home where for as much as $250,000, the Post offered lobbyists and association executives off-the-record access to "those powerful few" — Obama administration officials, members of Congress, and even the paper’s own reporters and editors.
The astonishing offer was detailed in a flier circulated Wednesday to a health care lobbyist, who provided it to a reporter because the lobbyist said he felt it was a conflict for the paper to charge for access to, as the flier says, its “health care reporting and editorial staff."
To read the full article here is the link:http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20090702/pl_politico/24441
